Cyber Security Headlines is a six-minute news podcast available every weekday at 6 A.M. ET. At the end of the week (Fridays at 3:30 P.M. ET) we invite a security practitioner to comment on the top stories on the companion Week in Review show (20 minutes) where viewers can participate live. Week in Review also made available via podcast feed.
Twitter to “pre-bunk” voter misinformation
On Monday Twitter began placing messages at the top of a user's feed to pre-emptively debunk misinformation about voting by...
New Emotet attack urges recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word
Emotet operators have started using a new template that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message...
Firefox testing 'Site Isolation' feature
Site Isolation browser techniques were first deployed in Chrome in mid-2018, that separates each web page and web iframes in...
DOJ official accuses China of protecting cybercriminals
John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, says that China has created a “safe haven” for...
Justice Department charges Google in antitrust lawsuit
The suit alleges that Google uses anti competitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its flagship search engine...
US files charges against high profile attackers
The unsealed charges are against six Russian nationals believed to work for the prominent Russian hacking group Sandstorm...
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Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign
Google on Friday offered new details on tactics used by alleged Chinese government-linked hacker...
US DOJ unseals charges against malware money laundering ring
The DOJ unsealed 14 charges against the group known as QQAAZZ. The group has reportedly operated...
Twitter hack sparks a call for monitoring social media platforms
The New York State Department of Financial Services concluded that Twitter let itself be rolled...
Five Eyes alliance call for encryption backdoors (again)
Members of the alliance as well as representatives from Japan and India called on tech companies to...
Singapore introduces cybersecurity rating for ‘smart’ devices
From home Wi-Fi routers to robot vacuums, home appliances sold in Singapore can now opt-in to a voluntary...
Paying ransomware ransom is now illegal, according to the Treasury Department
In an official advisory, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...
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